Global Patent Index - EP 0458555 B1

EP 0458555 B1 19970806 - Apparatus and method for accessing data in a data processing system including an automated storage library

Title (en)

Apparatus and method for accessing data in a data processing system including an automated storage library

Title (de)

Einrichtung und Verfahren zum Datenzugriff in einem Datenverarbeitungssystem mit einer automatischen Datenspeicherungsbibliothek

Title (fr)

Dispositif et méthode d'accès à des données dans un système de traitement de données comportant une bibliothèque de stockage de données automatisée

Publication

EP 0458555 B1 19970806 (EN)

Application

EP 91304505 A 19910520

Priority

US 52625790 A 19900521

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0458555A2] A data processing system including an automated storage library (1) for which the management thereof is transparent to a requester is disclosed. A system controller in the library provides the internal management of the library. To access a file in the library, a requester need only specify to the system controller the volume on which the file is located, permitting the use of a standard file access method for a single peripheral storage device. A path format which is the same as that used for a single, peripheral storage device, except that the peripheral storage device designator is replaced with a designator (35) for the automated storage library (1) and a volume label (36) is inserted as a subdirectory path element. The system controller determines, independently of the data processing system, which peripheral storage device a data storage medium is to be mounted in. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G06F 3/06

IPC 8 full level

G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/08 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G11B 17/22 (2006.01); G11B 27/00 (2006.01); G11B 27/34 (2006.01); G11B 27/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 3/0601 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 17/228 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 27/002 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 2003/0697 (2021.05 - EP US); G11B 27/34 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 27/36 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 2220/20 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 2220/41 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0458555 A2 19911127; EP 0458555 A3 19920701; EP 0458555 B1 19970806; DE 69127132 D1 19970911; DE 69127132 T2 19980212; JP 2554404 B2 19961113; JP H04228144 A 19920818; US 5388260 A 19950207

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91304505 A 19910520; DE 69127132 T 19910520; JP 11220191 A 19910418; US 2760593 A 19930305